Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
MAN TGS 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2023) vs Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2021–2023)
MAN TGS 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 346 kW
30.5l/100 km
median; 29.3–35.9 across 37 declared configurations
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2021–2023)
2021–2023 · 345 kW
32.8l/100 km
median; 30.3–37.2 across 11 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.3 l/100 km between these two (7.5%). That is inside the 10% tolerance of declared figures, so on fuel alone neither is the better choice: at 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre the gap would be about 2,760 litres a year (£3,864). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.9 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMAN TGS 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2023)36,600 litres
£51,240 at the assumed price
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2021–2023)39,360 litres
£55,104 at the assumed price
At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre; the price is an assumption, not one we track.